Clark E. Bell (1881-1960) became agent and inspector of agencies for New York Life Insurance Company. He served as a member
of the San Marino, California City Council (1942-47) and as mayor (1947-52). Mabel Muir, was a niece of the naturalist John
Muir, and a prominent social and civic leader in San Marino. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, ephemera,
photographs, and scrapbooks.

Background

Clark E. Bell was born in 1881; became agent and inspector of agencies for New York Life Insurance Company; served as member
of the San Marino (California) City Council (1942-47) and as mayor (1947-52); he died in 1960; his wife, Mabel Muir, was a
niece of the naturalist John Muir, and a prominent social and civic leader in San Marino.

Extent

30 boxes (15 linear ft.)
4 oversize boxes

Restrictions

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.